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That sounds like a pain... I don't mind putting the Rear-O2 sensor bungs in and running the Cats. Like I said, I want the thing to pass smog incase my county goes emission legal. The truck is an '89 Ranger 2wd with 2.9L V6. The replacement engine is from a '97 Explorer V8 so I will have the problems...

I can bet that's not bad advice. I hate having to guess what wires do. When it comes to computer controlled systems, unless you know what the wire does, it's absolute guess work to figure it out. I know most of the under-hood wiring on my truck, but I'm clueless on the engine. Is it best to go to th...

Ok, that helps. I know Malcolm kept saying you were checking the preload on the bearing, however it just wasn't clicking that he wasn't trying to sinch down the end-nut. As soon as you said in-lbs, the lightbulb came on. :idea: Now I think I have a better understanding. And I can identify with what ...

I think I understand a little better, but I'm still not quite there with comfort.

I'll watch the video and ask questions then if it doesn't clear it all up instead of furthering the proof of my ignorance for all to read.

Thanks for trying,
Chris

Ahhh, I was thinking the pinion itself was spinning or slipping and that didn't make any sense. The only parts that are friction holds are the bearing that you mentioned was pressed on (a friction hold). Now I think I understand what you are referring to and why the clicker wrench clicks before the ...

I thought I was crazy when I saw that. I've replaced plugs in about 4 Fords and noticed that some have a disk on the electrode and others don't. The center electrode even looks different between the plugs. Now I know why... I've always used the Bosch Platinum plugs. I've never invested in the Platin...

Mike, that's what I was wanting to get feedback on. They are cheaper because they can't be rebuilt (easily anyway). If limited slips are prone to wear out even without abuse, then I'll want to get what's easiest to maintain for the future. I just bought the DVD set that Malcolm recommended from Ebay...

Thanks, I'll look over it and see what I can make of it. Without the engine and the wires in front of me, it doesnt mean much, however when I get to it, I'll break this image back out and see what can be done. I haven't given up on getting the harness out uncut, however if it's simpler just to cut a...

The 97 Explorer V8 is distributorless, thus it has 2-four cylinder coil-packs that drive the 8 plugs. It appears most of the Aftermarket Ignition modules such as the MSD-6AL seem to only work when there's 1 coil, not when there are multiple coils to fire. My understanding of the coil packs is that t...

I talked with the junkyard dawg (he's a Ga fan) that's pulling my 302 from the 97 Explorer for me. He can get the engine with most of the wires to and from the computer mainly because everything critical is right there under the hood. However the wires that go to the OBD-II connection under the dask...

Basically no you shouldn't need to purchase that summit rebuild kit. You shouldn't have to pull the pinion unless you are changing gears or replacing bearings. I am wanting to put the 3.27's in my RE so that will be a pinion change right? However should the gear pattern show you need a different si...

That's great news that you got it all taken care of and that you are able to drive it now. It's been a long 4 years I know. As for the 3.27s, I'm also glad you give them good approval too. I'll be looking for an 8.8" RE as one of the next steps in my parts collection. I hope I can learn from ot...

How did the 3.27 RE gears reduce the RPMs? Was it noticeably lower/better?

Chris

The crank and piston pull is likely going to be done anyway. The block I'm getting (as I mentioned in another thread) has 128kmiles. I'll have the block taken to a machine shop to be decked and verified for true structure. If there's a twist in the block, it'll need to be bored to re-true the bores ...

Malcolm, thanks for the detailed feedback. I was aware that failing O2 sensors could make an engine run terribly, however I thought that once the computer discovered that the O2 sensor was misbehaving (either stuck rich or lean), it would start operating in "Open Loop" mode which would be ...